Inauguration of Washington as First President
Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30, 1789. The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the State of New York, at Old City Hall. James Otis, the Secretary of the Senate, holds the inaugural Bible on a crimson cushion. Front row, colored figures, L-R: Alexander Hamilton, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, James Otis, George Washington, John Adams, Baron Steuben, General Knox. Lithograph by Currier and Ives, 1876
Picture No
13124586
Media ID
45381143
Size
3000px x 2408px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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